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Originally Posted by NOS-NOS
So I've been thinking about this a lot lately. I believe environment and traumas had a lot to do with some of my symptoms. For example, over the past year and a half I have slowly been confronting a lot of feelings I had bottled away since childhood and adolescence. Since doing this I noticed my bipolar symptoms have lessened dramatically. I haven't been clinically depressed in a month. I used to get depressed every week. I haven't been manic lately either. I will not taper my meds though out of fear of the psychotic symptoms returning, but if my bipolar symptoms disappear for the most part then I only have to deal with the schizophrenia part. Of course this could be wishful thinking, only time will tell whether or not this is true. And I have to see how triggers may affect me. But at least I have a glimmer of hope that it may not be as difficult as it has been for so long. Wish me luck
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I think we can heal the wounds of trauma. I've had psychotic episodes, and I don't think that will come back now. It might be wishful thinking. I argued this with a friend who's a psych nurse. They said that trauma leaves scars and changes the brain...but I don't see how that has to be permanent, because our bodies can heal, even scars can disappear, and the brain can heal too. I think stress management is a big part of it. Have you seen this Ted talk?
It is hard to face up to childhood trauma, and the thing is, it's not just in the mind, it's really in the body too. It can be very cathartic (also very difficult) to let go of holding patterns in the body. Some holding patterns (especially being closed/tight in the chest) can actually affect blood flow to the brain!
I think you could probably class all the "disorders" as symptoms of unresolved trauma. I hope yours can be resolved!
(hope mine can be resolved too
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